﻿<p>The box alignment specifies the alignment of the text box relative to its position. The following string values shall be used:</p>
<ul>
  <li>top-left</li>
  <li>top-middle</li>
  <li>top-right</li>
  <li>middle-left</li>
  <li>center</li>
  <li>middle-right</li>
  <li>bottom-left</li>
  <li>bottom-middle</li>
  <li>bottom-right</li>
</ul>

<blockquote class="note">
NOTE&nbsp; The top-left is the default value.
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<p>Figure 3 illustrates alignment values.</p>

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<tr><td><img alt="9 alignment values" src="../../../figures/ifcboxalignment_fig1.gif" height="250" width="400"></td></tr>
<tr><td><p class="figure">Figure 3 &mdash; Box alignment values</p></td></tr>
</table>

<p>Figure 4 illustrates use of alignment values together with the placement and planar extent.</p>
<table>
<tr><td><img alt="use with planar extent" src="../../../figures/ifcboxalignment_fig2.gif" height="300" width="500"></td></tr>
<tr><td><p class="figure">Figure 4 &mdash; Box alignment examples</p></td></tr>
</table>

<blockquote class="history">
HISTORY&nbsp; New type in IFC2x2 Addendum2.
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<blockquote class="change-ifc2x3">
IFC2x3 CHANGE&nbsp; The <em>IfcBoxAlignment</em> has been added.
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